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| Ivory Coast at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| FINA code | CIV |
| National federation | Ivorian Federation of Swimming and Rescue |
| in Doha, Qatar | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Ivory Coast competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar from 2 to 18 February.
The following is the list of competitors in the Championships. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ivory Coast entered 2 swimmers. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Charles Levi Avi | 50 metre freestyle | 27.21 | 97 | Did not advance | |||
| 50 metre butterfly | 30.19 | 62 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Assita Diarra | 50 metre freestyle | 41.35 | 106 | Did not advance | |||
| 50 metre backstroke | 58.14 | 55 | |||||
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